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Plastic Money... Phony Credit... Enough is Enough! This American Family Has Had It!
6.3 / 10 IMDb May 2, 1986 1h 23m
Meet Richard Jackson - a man fed up with the insanity of "plastic" suburban living. Rallying his befuddled family around him, Richard mounts an outrageously comic assault on credit card craziness, "Yuppie" status symbols and "the system" in general!
Director
Runtime
1h 23m
Release Date
May 2, 1986
Genre
Comedy
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Cast
Brian Dennehy
as Richard Jackson
Anne Archer
as Peggy Jackson
Hallie Todd
as Robin Jackson
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Chris Hebert
as Danny Jackson
Michael Bowen
as Gary Jackson
Dick Shawn
as Donald
Nita Talbot
as Donald's Wife
Greg Mullavey
as Harry Danvers
Beau Starr
as Rocco
Harry Townes
as Fred Steinkrause
Richard Foronjy
as Tony, the Brakeman
Ken Olfson
as Assessor
Ronnie Schell
as Dr. Brannigan
Howard Storm
as Dr. Korngold
Larry Gelman
as Bryon Turtletaub
Christina Hart
as Janet
Milt Kogan
as Mr. Fanning
Leonard Lightfoot
as Burglar #1
Katherine Saltzberg
as Sally
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Walter Mathews
as Water & Power Man #1
Production Companies
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